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Description / Abstract:
This standard defines design requirements for a certain class of
unbonded post-tensioned precast concrete shear walls that can be
used as special reinforced concrete shear walls for Bearing Wall
and Building Frame Special Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Systems,
as defined in ASCE/SEI 7.
The requirements described in this standard are for special
unbonded post-tensioned precast shear walls with: 1. Essentially
planar proportions in the vertical direction, no significant
discontinuities in plan, in vertical configuration, or in their
lateral-force-resisting system, and designed to have a single
critical section for flexure and axial loads at the base of the
shear wall;
Post-tensioning tendons unbonded from anchor to anchor and
located in a single duct at the centroid of the transverse cross
section of the wall, or in an additional two or more ducts
positioned symmetrically on either side of that centroid and within
10% of the shear wall length from that centroid; and
Energy dissipation provided: a) for uncoupled walls by
energy-dissipating reinforcement that crosses the interface between
the base of the wall and the foundation; and b) for coupled walls
by coupling devices that connect adjacent vertical boundaries of
shear walls, number at least two for each connected vertical
boundary of each precast panel, and are distributed uniformly over
the height of the panel.
While the shear walls described in this standard do not
fully satisfy the prescriptive requirements of Chapter 21 of ACI
318, analyses and tests, and reporting consistent with the intent
of the requirements of ACI ITG-5.1, have established dependable and
predictable strength, energy dissipation, stiffness, and drift
capacities for the characteristic wall configurations described in
this standard. The main features of the wall systems covered by
this standard are illustrated in Fig. R1.1(a) and (b). Details for
a typical uncoupled cantilever shear wall are shown in Fig.
R1.1(a), and details for typical coupled shear wall systems in Fig.
R1.1(b). For walls designed in accordance with this standard, the
number of upper panels can be greater or less than the two panels
shown in Fig. R1.1(a) and each panel can be one or more stories in
height.
The uncoupled cantilever shear wall in Fig. R1.1(a) is a
planar wall composed of three precast concrete panels and intended
for use in a building that is three stories high. Except for two
regions where large compressive stresses develop in the concrete
and the associated reinforcement near the toes of the wall, the
only reinforcement yielding in tension under lateral loading is the
energy-dissipating reinforcement that crosses the wall-foundation
interface. The unbonded length and prestress level for the central
tendon is deliberately selected so that the prestressing steel does
not yield as a result of the opening of the gap at the wall base at
the design displacement. The deformed bar reinforcement for energy
dissipation is anchored by grouting in ducts preformed in the
lower-most panel and the foundation. The length over which the
energy-dissipating reinforcement is debonded in the panel adjacent
to the wall-foundation interface and the position of the two sets
of bars either side of the center of the wall are selected
deliberately to provide the desired design level of overall
performance. The axial load stress level in the wall due to
combined gravity load and prestressing is relatively low and,
therefore, the neutral axis depth at the wall-foundation interface
that gives rise to the region of high compressive strains in the
toe of the wall is relatively small.
For the coupled planar two- and three-wall systems shown in
Fig. R1.1(b), each wall is composed of three precast panels and
each system is for a building five stories in height. The upper
panels in each wall are two stories in height while the lower-most
panel, where large compressive stresses develop in the toe of the
wall under lateral loading, is detailed differently than the upper
panels. Energy dissipation is provided by connection devices that
can yield and are located, with at least two per panel, along the
vertical edges that are coupled. The shearing displacements imposed
on the devices are a direct function of the gap opening allowed at
the wall-foundation interface under the design displacement. The
prestress level for the central tendon in each wall is selected so
that the prestressing steel does not yield under the gap opening
imposed by the design displacement. The axial load stress level
imposed on each wall at the design displacement is a function of
the gravity load, the prestress level, and the effective yield
strength of the connection devices. Because of the greater weight
of the precast panels and the greater length of the tendons for the
coupled walls of Fig. R1.1(b) (as compared with the uncoupled wall
of Fig. R1.1(a)), blockouts may need to be provided on the line of
the tendons and at the bottom of each panel for the location of
access to couplers for the prestressing tendons.
All precast and reinforced concrete components and systems for
the shear wall, energy dissipation and coupling devices, and
associated gravity load systems, shall be designed to satisfy the
requirements of ACI 318 except as modified by this standard.
All precast, prestressed, and reinforced concrete components and
systems for the shear wall system, including energy dissipation and
coupling devices and associated gravity load systems, shall meet
the quality assurance requirements of Appendix 11A of ASCE/SEI 7.
Requirements of Sections 11A.1.3.2, 11A.1.3.3, and 11A.1.3.4 shall
apply for any shear wall panel element constructed on or off site,
for assembly and post-tensioning operations on site, and for
construction and installation of coupling devices.
For the shear wall systems described in this standard to be
accepted as special shear wall systems defined by ASCE/SEI 7, the
periodic special and continuous special inspection requirements
during steel placement, welding operations, grouting, and concrete
placement need to be properly executed by personnel who are
qualified to perform the work and such inspection should be
specified in the contract documents.